About this book
"A craftsman visiting the city struggles to contact the 87th Precinct with details of a former lover s sudden death when there s another beauty distracting him. The 87th Precinct [is] one of the great literary accomplishments of the last half-century. Pete Hamill, Newsday McBain has the ability to make every character believable which few writers these days can do"--Associated Press.
Subjects
87th Precinct (Imaginary place)FictionPoliceDetective and mystery storiesSteve Carella (Fictitious character)Large type booksEighty-seventh precinct (imaginary place), fictionCarella, steve (fictitious character), fictionFiction, mystery & detective, police proceduralIsola (imaginary place), fictionNew york (state), fictionPolice stationsCity and town lifeUnited states, fiction